More on (moron?) the Oscars

Not to belabor the point I was making last night, but here are some of the lyrics of the song that brought home the Oscar for best song:

You know it's hard out here for a pimp
When he tryin’ to get this money for the rent
For the Cadillacs and gas money spent
Because a whole lot of bitches talkin’ shit

In my eyes I done seen some crazy things in the streets
Got a couple hoes workin’ on the changes for me …

It's fucked up where I live, but that's just how it is
It might be new to you, but it's been like this for years
It's blood sweat and tears when it come down to this shit
I'm tryin’ to get rich 'fore I leave up out this bitch …

Man it seems like I'm duckin’ dodgin’ bullets everyday
Niggers hatin’ on me cause I got hoes on the tray …

I got a snow bunny and a black girl too
You pay the right price and they'll both do you …

Really? This was the best song? Wow. Granted, the Dolly Parton number wasn’t exactly musical gold and the song from Crash was slow and boring — but this was the only other option?

Even better, after receiving the award, one of the performers thanked Jesus. Yes, I’m sure your Lord and Savior is pleased to be involved with a song about prostitution, racial slurs and profanity. Brilliant.

During George C|ooney’s acceptance speech, he expressed a bit of pride in Hollywood being “out of touch,” pointing out that the Academy was giving Oscars to blacks when they were still being segregated and that films addressed issues such as AIDS that had not yet garnered much attention. This is indeed true, but there is — or at least there should be — a difference between standing up for civil rights during a time of racial oppression and lending credibility to sexual deviance, America-bashing and even terrorism.

Hollywood may have out of touch with America several decades ago, but they were out of touch in the direction of justice and decency. Now, Hollywood is still out of touch with America, but in the direction of moral relativism and decadence. There is no qualitative comparison between the two.